A magnitude 6.0 quake hit near Indonesia’s Talaud islands
Indonesia geophysics agency BKMG informed via Twitter about the earthquake of 6.0 hit near Indonesia’s Talaud islands.
The earthquake was at a depth of 11 km (6.8 miles). The quake has no potential to trigger a tsunami, it said.
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